Antiskid chain for vehicle wheel tires



Jan. 13, 1931. Q BURKLEY 1,788,857

ANTISKID- CHAIN FOR -VEHICLE WHEEL TIRES Filed Sept. 2, 1927 ClemenfJBur/fley.

described, to prevent metal to metal contact between the side chains and tr active elements,

Itwill be readily appreciated that although.

my invention is of simple nature, it highly efficient and practicahand resuit s nan art cle having Wear-resisting qualities which are tar superior to any similar. devices hitherto;

proposed. V o v Although I have illustratedbut the preferredv forms which 'my invention may as suine,' and have described those forms in detail, it will be apparent tothcses'kill'ed' in the art that the invention is not Isoliniited, but that various modifications may be'i ade therein without departing fr'o'nithejspirit appen'ded claims.

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of the invention'br froni the 'scope' ofjfth'e comprising a pairof'cha-ins adapted to lie one on each side-ofthe tire, tracti've elements disposed between the chains .anclfc'onnected' thereto, and means for-preventing metalv to metal contact'at the polnts of connect on-be tween the chains and the tracti e elements.

2. An anti-skid 'device for' vehicle tires comprising a pair of chains adapted to lie tive element having a side-chain-engaging member including a pair of spaced hooks and an elastic bushing malntained wlthin the hooks by means of an integral ridge on the bushing. Y

8; An anti skid device comprising a tractive element'having side-chain-engaging member-including a pair of spaced hooks and an elasticbushing maintained Within the hooks byi'means ofan integral ridge'formed on the bushing and disposed between the .lOLA bushing fora side-chain-engaging member of an anti-skid device"comprising a sheet'ot elastic material having an integral rib extending across the cente-rof the sheet. I

" 11. A bushing for a slde-chaln-engaging member including a pairof spaced hooks comprising a sheet of rubber formed with an 1 integral rib" for en agement between the V g 7 hooks to posit-ion the sheet.

" 1.-A.n anti-skid device 'for vehicle-tires '12." :In a non-skid device, sidechains, tread members extending therebetiveen, connecting devicessecured to said tread members and connecte'd'to said chains, and'co'ver portions of non-metallic material lying-between said connecting devices and the side chains' Signed atAkron, in-the county of Summit, and State of Ohio, this 1st day of September, 199,7;-

' CLEMENT J. BURKLEY.

metal to metal condemn the points of con neetion between the chain's and .thetractive elements; 1

o An. anti-skid device for vehicle "Wheel tires comp'risinga pair'of chains adapted to lie-[one on'each side of the tire, a plurality of 'tractive elements disposed-between the chains and connected thereto, and elastic bushings carried by the tractive elementsfor n preventing metal to metal contact at the points of their connection to the chains. p

a. Anti-skid devices for vehicle vvheel tires comprising :a pair "of chains adapted to' lie one on each side of the tire, tractive elements I disp'osedbetvveen' the chains and connected thereto and rubber bushings mounted upon the tractive elements forpreventing metal to metal contact at'the poiiitsiof connection beg V tween the chains and tl e' trac'tive elements.

I 5. An 'antigskid' device comprising atractive element including a's'ide chain-engaging t ve elementhaving a s1de-chanrengagrng member includingfa pair of; spa'ced hooks and hookbushedfwitlielasticmaterial.I

6. An anti-skid'device comprising a Brae-22' n an elastic bushing.maintaine'd within the hooks.

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